Salim Valji: Remaining games a delicate balance for Calgary Flames management
In the end, it was a fairly nondescript Artturi Lehkonen shot off the rush on Monday evening that sealed the Calgary Flames’ seemingly inevitable fate of playoff elimination. The Montreal Canadiens winger skated in and fooled Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen to tie the game 3-3 with less than seven minutes left. With the point they would pick up when the game went to overtime, the Canadiens clinched the fourth and final playoff spot in the North Division, ending Calgary’s faint hopes of catching them. Now, general manager Brad Treliving and the Flames organization face a delicate bal...